Worker's Inadequate Briefing Results in Forfeiture of Challenge

A Texas appellate court ruled that a self-represented worker forfeited her challenge to a trial judge’s exclusion of her evidence by failing to adequately brief the issue. Case: Johnson v. Texas Mutual Insurance Co., No. 03-18-00532-CV, 08/23/2019, published. Facts and procedural history: Pamela Johnson injured her right knee and left ankle at work in February 2013. Texas Mutual Insurance Co. accepted liability for knee and ankle sprains, but disputed Johnson’s claim that she also had complex regional pain syndrome and tendinosis/tendinitis. An administrative law judge found tha...